Stand Alone Complex
I've just received my dvds of season one, Ghost in the Shell:Stand Alone Complex.
If you've followed my work at all, you'll know I love GITS, but I've only caught bits and peices of the Stand Alone Complex TV series up until now. These are the prequels to the movies Ghost in the Shell, and Innocence, and are much more faithful to the orignial manga than either of those.
What I've watched so far is excellent. The plots are complex, the dialogue convincing, and the entire feel is intensely intelligent, understated, and adult -- all of which are pleasantly surprising, considering the depths of poor dialogue and silly cliche a lot of anime can fall to. I'd rate this as the anime equivalent of an HBO TV series, alongside Rome, Deadwood, the Sopranos, etc. It doesn't care if you don't quite get everything that's going on -- if you miss some details, too bad. Which is great, because it's the kind of thing that can be watched several times. And the animation is very good, though not spectacular... but it's a TV series, not a movie, they can't animate to movie standards on a 26 episode season.
Yes, Major Kusanage wears a silly outfit, but she's sexy, and I guess even quality anime can't be expected to dump all their silly impulses entirely.
If you've followed my work at all, you'll know I love GITS, but I've only caught bits and peices of the Stand Alone Complex TV series up until now. These are the prequels to the movies Ghost in the Shell, and Innocence, and are much more faithful to the orignial manga than either of those.
What I've watched so far is excellent. The plots are complex, the dialogue convincing, and the entire feel is intensely intelligent, understated, and adult -- all of which are pleasantly surprising, considering the depths of poor dialogue and silly cliche a lot of anime can fall to. I'd rate this as the anime equivalent of an HBO TV series, alongside Rome, Deadwood, the Sopranos, etc. It doesn't care if you don't quite get everything that's going on -- if you miss some details, too bad. Which is great, because it's the kind of thing that can be watched several times. And the animation is very good, though not spectacular... but it's a TV series, not a movie, they can't animate to movie standards on a 26 episode season.
Yes, Major Kusanage wears a silly outfit, but she's sexy, and I guess even quality anime can't be expected to dump all their silly impulses entirely.
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